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The Amherst Political Science department offers a broad range of courses, including small introductory offerings in areas such as political theory, war and refugees, and contemporary China, and advanced seminars in geopolitics, nuclear security, Machiavelli and more.

Department Highlights

The Major

Amherst Political Science majors conduct advanced research and develop an in-depth understanding of a political theme of their own choosing.

International Relations Certificate

D.C. Internships

We award Latham Scholarships each year to Amherst students who seek to spend the summer working as interns in Washington, D.C., in offices of the federal government or in other positions in public service.

Faculty Colloquium Series

This annual series supports and promotes the College's commitment to faculty research.

Writing Africa Today: On the Intersection Between Truth, Justice and Reality in Contested Spaces

March 5, 2018

Zimbabwean writer and international lawyer Petina Gappah, author of the prize-winning short story collection An Elegy for Easterly (2009); the novel The Book of Memory (2015); and Rotten Row (2016), a collection of short stories on modern-day Zimbabwe, spoke at Amherst College 2/14/2018.

Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty conduct research across the geopolitical spectrum, including in American political culture, Chinese politics, disability rights, U.S-Latin American relations, Marxist Theory and much more. Meet the entire department.